Shredders v Chippers

[Essex arborist]

We have two chippers Schliesing 440zx & Timberwolf TW150.

 

Looking at buying a shredder ie Timberwolf S426 and selling the Schliesing - does anybody have any feedback on the shredders as we've never really used them.

 

I know chippers will process woody material faster usually around 4 tons per hour v shredders 3 tons per hour but any other advantages or disadvantages we should consider?

 

 

 

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[PeteB]

Chippers have a different mechanical process and associated costs to a shredder and the two, essentially, do completely different types of material from each other.

 

Shredders tend to absorb horse power doing bigger brashy material than a chipper but can do more of the rubbish that you would want to put through a chipper because of damaging your blades.

 

What exactly are you trying to process and what are you trying to achieve?

[Essex arborist]

Ideally looking for a machine that processes timber and brash at reasonable speed but one you can also not worry about the dregs of the job going through like the sweepings which may contain stones and other foreign bodies. Processing soil covered tree roots would be a benefit too but is that asking too much of a shredder?

 

I've heard the shredder hammers can get jammed at each end of the shaft causing the shaft to break - is this a design fault, anyone else had any problems like this?

 

 

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[Yorkshireman]

Drum chipper uses hammers best of both worlds

[treebloke]

take a look at this

 

Mercedes Sprinter Green Mech Chipper shredder mulcher truck mounted chipper | eBay

[Essex arborist]

take a look at this

 

Mercedes Sprinter Green Mech Chipper shredder mulcher truck mounted chipper | eBay

 

Price doesn't include Mercedes Sprinter so you basically get a pile of Greenmech bits n pieces lol not for me. £10k on a build your own chipper/shredder think they'll struggle to sell that at that price don't you?

 

 

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[Timberwolf Official]

Chipper are fast and efficient, shredder are slow and inefficient. Chippers do not like dirty of contaminate wood. Shredders are not worried. Chippers will normally chip the size of their in feed will allow. Shredders will have a larger infeed to what they can handle.

Timberwolf do 2 shredders.

TW SX200PHB | Products | Timberwolf

TW S426TDHB | Products | Timberwolf.

For more info give Nigel a call at Timberwolf 01449 765800